Sacked, assistant professor goes to cops, MD booked

GREATER NOIDA: An assistant professor at IIMT College in Greater Noida has lodged a police complaint accusing the management of wrongly sacking her and deducting a portion of her salary. Three senior officials, including the managing director, have been booked for criminal breach of trust. The college authorities have denied any wrongdoing, saying Shweta Sharma, who taught applied science, had been sacked after taking feedback from students. The management said she had also been found guilty of helping students during examinations. Sharma approached the police on Tuesday after she was stopped at the gates of the college and barred from entering the campus. “After she accused the guards of misbehaving, a police team was immediately sent to the spot. We tried to play mediator between the management and the woman. But we were told that senior officials were not present in college and the issue could only be addressed later,” said Arvind Pathak, the station house officer of Knowledge Park police station.

Shweta told TOI the letter of termination she was served on December 20 was dated December 14. The letter said she had caused a loss of Rs 1.75 lakh to the management. “It all started with deducting Rs 6,000 from my salary in the past two months. When I complained about it, the accounts person, the head of my department and the managing director misbehaved with me. Later, I was told to get my dues cleared because I was being terminated. When I sought to know the reason, they stopped me from entering the campus. I am a professor, the management has not followed the code of conduct. Even if they sack me, they should pay at least three months’ salary as compensation,” Sharma said. Managing director Mayank Aggarwal said Sharma was sacked after the authorities concerned took feedback from students. “She had been informed ahead of her termination of service. The money that was deducted from her salary was part of an insurance scheme we offer to employees. It is fully refundable. We have told her clearly that the management will not be able to pay her any extra money apart from what we have already paid,” he said.